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After Hurney’s dismissal, Richardson told Rivera he wanted to see the team trend upward over the final 10 weeks of the season. The Panthers were 6-4 after Hurney’s firing, and finished the season on a strong note for the second consecutive year.

The Panthers won five of their past six games to finish 7-9 and in second place in the NFC South, a game better than Rivera’s first season. They ended the season with the franchise’s first four-game winning streak since 2008, the last time the Panthers made the playoffs.

If that is what he goes by, then it'll be no shock if Rivera stays.

Also saw this...

Through a team spokesman, Richardson declined comment Wednesday. The 76-year-old owner has not commented publicly since firing GM Marty Hurney in October.

I wonder how many times the phrase "Richardson declined comment" has been written concerning the Panthers.

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Common sense would probably tell you that Rivera ends up staying because we looked like we was trending upward. If JR bring Rivera back that would be a mistake and might ultimately hurt his chances at getting a pretty good GM. History tells us that most General managers really want their own guy to come in and be the man. Rivera staying could lead to Brandon Beane being the next Panthers GM.

Mediocrity here we come!

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I don't understand why people assume Rivera staying = Beane staying. The Bears hired new GM Phil Emery last year and kept Lovie Smith, so it's not like you can't retain an existing coach and not be able to hire an outside GM.